Events in the year 2024 in Haiti.
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Incumbents edit
- President: Ariel Henry (acting)
- Prime Minister:
- until 25 February: Ariel Henry (formally resigned April 25)
- starting 25 February: Michel Patrick Boisvert (acting)
Events edit
March edit
- 1 March –
- Kenyan president William Ruto announces an agreement with Haiti to deploy 1,000 police officers in a mission approved by the United Nations to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation.[1]
- The G9 gang launches an offensive within Port-au-Prince, with its leader Jimmy Chérizier announcing the aim of capturing the Haitian cabinet and police chief. Four police officers are killed during a shooting outside a police station.[2]
- 3 March – Between 3,700[3] and 4,000 prisoners escape from the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince. The Haitian government declares a 72 hour state of emergency to recapture them.[4][5]
- 4 March – Gangs exchange gunfire with police and soldiers in an attempt to seize control of Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince.[6]
- 6 March – Prime Minister Ariel Henry is stranded in Puerto Rico after an international trip, while unable to get back to Haiti amid gang violence.[7]
- 7 March – Haiti's main seaport Port international de Port-au-Prince suspends operations after being attacked and looted by armed gangs. The national state of emergency is also extended for another month amid ongoing civil unrest.[8]
- 10 March – The U.S. military airlifts non-essential personnel from the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, amid escalating violence in the country.[9]
- 12 March – Prime Minister Ariel Henry announces that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is formed.[10]
- 14 March – Streamer Addison Pierre Maalouf, also known as YourFellowArab is kidnapped by members of the 400 Mawozo gang while on a trip to Haiti to interview Jimmy Chérizier.[11]
- 20 March – Gangs attack the neighborhood of Petion-Ville in Port-au-Prince, killing at least five people.[12]
- 22 March – Prominent gang leader Ti Greg, who escaped prison earlier in March, is shot dead by police.[13]
- 31 March – Canada deploys 70 members of its armed forces to Jamaica to train peacekeepers for a future intervention in Haiti.[14]
April edit
- 25 April – Ariel Henry formally resigns as Prime Minister of Haiti and is replaced by the Transitional Presidential Council.[15]
May edit
- 2 May – Thirteen people are killed in flooding and landslides in Cap-Haitien.[16]
- 20 May – Toussaint Louverture International Airport reopens after being closed for three months due to gang violence, as the US military flies in supplies and civilian contractors to help the police in order to pave a way for an intervention.[17]
- 22 May – A tornado strikes Bassin-Bleu, injuring 50 people and destroying 200 houses.[18]
Holidays edit
Source:[19]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 2 January - Ancestry Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 12 January - Remembrance Day
- 13 February – Carnival
- 14 February – Ash Wednesday
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 31 March - Easter Sunday
- 1 May - Labour and Agriculture Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 18 May - Flag Day and Universities Day
- 30 May - Corpus Christi
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary
- 17 October – Dessalines Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 18 November – Battle of Vertières Day
- 5 December - Discovery Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Kenya Haiti Sign Agreement". Reuters. March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers". AP News. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Henri Astier; Gianluca Avagnina (3 March 2024). "Haiti violence: Haiti gangs demand PM resign after mass jailbreak". BBC.
- ^ Suri, Caitlin Hu, Manveena (2024-03-03). "Haiti: Hundreds of prisoners escape Port-au-Prince prison as violence escalates". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Haiti declares curfew after 4,000 inmates escape jail amid rising violence". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites". AP News. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Haiti's prime minister is stranded abroad as gangs threaten 'civil war'". NPR. March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Haiti's main port closes as gang violence spirals". BBC News. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security". Reuters. March 11, 2024.
- ^ Grant, Will (12 March 2024). "Haiti's prime minister Ariel Henry resigns as law and order collapses". BBC. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Pequeño, Antonio IV. "American YouTuber Reportedly Kidnapped In Haiti—What We Know About His Disappearance". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Gangs target largest neighborhood in capital". The Washington Post. March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Prominent Haitian gang leader shot dead by police as political groups near finalisation of transition council". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "Canadian Forces personnel deploy to Jamaica to train troops for Haiti mission". March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power". AP News. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "13 killed as heavy rains unleash landslide in Haiti, force planes near Puerto Rico to land elsewhere". AP News. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Haiti's main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed". AP News. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Rare tornado hits Haiti, injuring more than 50 people and leaving hundreds homeless". AP News. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Haiti Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
